Anupam Kher & Sridevi Movies Together List — 11 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Anupam Kher and Sridevi appeared together in 11 Hindi films between 1986 and 2004. Their highest-rated collaboration was Lamhe (1991 — 6.1/10). Films span Aakhree Raasta (1986) through Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin (2004).
The Anupam Kher & Sridevi partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin (2004). Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema. They didn't share a set between 1996 and 2004.
From Aakhree Raasta (1986) to Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin (2004). The unfolded closed with Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin in 2004.
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to ChaalBaaz; the 2000s to Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin. Anupam Kher acted in every film; Sridevi acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Anupam Kher was 10 years older than Sridevi and already a respected character actor when they first shared screen in Karma (1986). He later admitted he was initially intimidated by her star power — she was already a pan-India superstar — and kept his distance on set until she cracked a joke about his bald head on day two.
- In Lamhe (1991), Sridevi played both a mother and her daughter — and Anupam Kher played her loyal servant. The trick to making their age-gap believable? Kher deliberately slowed his speech and movements in every scene with her, while Sridevi matched his rhythm by softening her usual high-energy delivery. Director Yash Chopra said they 'danced to the same heartbeat' without rehearsing.
- Their only outright flop together, Heer Ranjha (1992), was so badly received that both of them personally called the director to apologize — Sridevi for her Punjabi accent, Kher for his wig. That film's failure directly led to them never signing a period romance again, and it killed the trend of mythological love stories in 90s Bollywood.
- On the sets of Gumrah (1993), Sridevi was going through a rough patch in her personal life. Anupam Kher would bring her homemade chai every morning and sit with her in silence for 10 minutes before shoot — no gossip, no advice. She later called him 'the only co-star who never asked me what was wrong.'
- Anupam Kher once said about Sridevi: 'She could make you laugh with just a look. In ChaalBaaz (1989), I forgot my lines twice because she was doing this thing with her eyebrow — and I was just watching her like a fan.' He said this in a 2017 interview on the set of his play.
11 films across 3 decades
The 1980s accounted for 4 films, averaging 5.2/10.
The 1990s accounted for 6 films, averaging 4.7/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.7/10.
- ChaalBaaz
- Karma
- Lamhe
- Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja
- Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
11 films across 18 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Anupam Kher had 7 films behind them; Sridevi had 54. After Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin, Anupam Kher kept going for 111 more films; Sridevi stepped back.
Before Aakhree Raasta, Anupam Kher had starred in 7 films, including Saaransh (1984) and Utsav (1984).
After Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin, Anupam Kher went on to appear in 111 more films, including MS Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016) and Khosla Ka Ghosla (2006).
Before Aakhree Raasta, Sridevi had starred in 54 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Varumayin Niram Sigappu (1980).
After Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin, Sridevi went on to appear in 5 more films, including English Vinglish (2012) and Mom (2017).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Anupam Kher & Sridevi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anil Kapoor appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead.
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